• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

53-7062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified. Excludes “Construction Laborers” (47-2061) and “Helpers, Construction Trades” (47-3011 through 47-3019). Excludes “Material Moving Workers” (53-7011 through 53-7199) who use power equipment.

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National estimates for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Industry profile for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Geographic profile for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

National estimates for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
2,729,010	0.6 %	$ 16.80	$ 34,950	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.62	$ 14.06	$ 15.02	$ 18.26	$ 22.89
Annual Wage (2)	$ 24,180	$ 29,240	$ 31,230	$ 37,970	$ 47,600

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Industry profile for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services	547,780	15.70	$ 14.66	$ 30,480
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	346,150	37.33	$ 16.27	$ 33,850
Warehousing and Storage	331,480	20.00	$ 17.65	$ 36,710
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	122,580	8.95	$ 17.58	$ 36,570
Truck Transportation	114,130	7.65	$ 18.60	$ 38,690

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Couriers and Express Delivery Services	346,150	37.33	$ 16.27	$ 33,850
Warehousing and Storage	331,480	20.00	$ 17.65	$ 36,710
Employment Services	547,780	15.70	$ 14.66	$ 30,480
Other Support Activities for Transportation	4,830	14.61	$ 16.08	$ 33,450
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	8,820	12.93	$ 16.33	$ 33,970

Top paying industries for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Pipeline Transportation	180	2.19	$ 33.05	$ 68,740
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	2,050	0.54	$ 30.24	$ 62,890
Support Activities for Water Transportation	10,210	11.36	$ 29.49	$ 61,340
Natural Gas Distribution	110	0.10	$ 28.73	$ 59,760
Metal Ore Mining	520	1.28	$ 27.08	$ 56,330

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Geographic profile for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	366,180	22.15	1.14	$ 18.24	$ 37,940
Texas	207,390	16.96	0.88	$ 15.71	$ 32,670
Illinois	188,520	33.55	1.73	$ 16.96	$ 35,280
Georgia	122,880	28.06	1.45	$ 15.51	$ 32,260
Pennsylvania	122,680	21.97	1.13	$ 17.33	$ 36,040

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Kentucky	61,840	33.64	1.74	$ 16.19	$ 33,670
Illinois	188,520	33.55	1.73	$ 16.96	$ 35,280
South Carolina	68,970	33.36	1.72	$ 15.43	$ 32,090
Indiana	91,530	30.68	1.58	$ 16.69	$ 34,710
Nevada	38,200	29.63	1.53	$ 16.78	$ 34,910

Top paying states for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	3,960	13.37	0.69	$ 21.27	$ 44,250
District of Columbia	910	1.38	0.07	$ 19.69	$ 40,960
Massachusetts	39,700	11.69	0.60	$ 18.85	$ 39,220
Hawaii	7,260	13.25	0.68	$ 18.83	$ 39,170
Minnesota	44,640	16.32	0.84	$ 18.83	$ 39,160